Arab Homeland

US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates with M. Tantawi of Egypt in 2008 A Glorified Military Coup in Egypt: An Aborted Revolution or the Genesis of a Genuine Revolution? by Behzad Majdian Millions of people in Egypt and all over the Middle East erupted in joy as Omar Suleiman announced on …

Protesters In Bahrain TSUNAMI IN THE MID-EAST William A. Cook It’s curious to consider how events in one part of the world offer images that reflect conditions in another part, as the devastation in Japan provides a glimpse into the eruptions spreading throughout the mid-east. The suddenness of the tsunami, …

Egytian revolution re-shaping the region EMPIRE’S NEW “DEMOCRATIC” PLAN FOR THE MIDDLE EAST By Behzad Majdian If you have an uneasy feeling that there is something suspicious about the overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt, you are not alone. The dictator has been ousted; yet the dictatorship structure remains intact. And …

Gen David Petraeus: US online psychological operations are aimed at’countering extremist ideology and propaganda’. AP Revealed: US spy operation that manipulates social media Military’s ‘sock puppet’ software creates fake online identities to spread pro-American propaganda Jeff Jarvis: Washington shows the morals of a clumsy spammer Nick Fielding and Ian Cobain …

USS Barry launches a Tomahawk missile in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn in the Mediterranean Sea, March 19, 2011. Who are the Libyan Freedom Fighters and Their Patrons? by Prof. Peter Dale Scott Preface The world is facing a very unpredictable and potentially dangerous situation in North Africa and the …

Saudi security forces confronting protesters Saudi Arabia and the Arab revolutions March 5, 2011 Hassan Hanizadeh Some 132 Saudi intellectuals, scholars and professors at the kingdom’s universities have written a letter to the Saudi king, urging change in the ruling system of the House of Saud’s regime. In the letter, …

Arab societies have risen with a unified call for freedom. (Aljazeera) A Neoconservative ‘Shock and Awe’: The Rise of the Arabs March 10, 2011 by Ramzy Baroud A pervading sense of awe seems to be engulfing Arab societies everywhere. What is underway in the Arab world is greater than simply …

Egyptians embrace while celebrating the resignation of Mubarak AF Roots of the Arab Revolts and Premature Celebrations James Petras Introduction Most accounts of the Arab revolts from Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Yemen, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq and elsewhere have focused on the most immediate causes: political dictatorships, unemployment, repression and the …

The Tunisian whose jihad was for the people, not God Saturday, 5 March 2011 Robert Fisk The second Arab awakening of modern history – the first was the Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire – requires some new definitions, perhaps even some new words in at least the English language. …

Robert Fisk: The historical narrative that lies beneath the Gaddafi rebellion Thursday, 3 March 2011 Poor old Libyans. After 42 years of Gaddafi, the spirit of resistance did not burn so strongly. The intellectual heart of Libya had fled abroad. Libyans have always opposed foreign occupiers just as the Algerians …